Impact of planting date and hybrid on early growth of sweet corn

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 193-200

  Garcia, Axel Garcia ^a   Guerra, Larry C ^a   Hoogenboom, Gerrit ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); GROWTH RATE; MILITARY OPERATIONS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; WINDOWS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASSES; BASE TEMPERATURES; CANOPY HEIGHTS; EARLY GROWTHS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; GEORGIA; GROWING SEASONS; LEAF AREA INDEXES; MATURITY GROUPS; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT GROWTH RATES; PLANT GROWTHS; PLANTING DATES; RAINFED CONDITIONS; STEM GROWTH RATES; SWEET CORNS; UNITED STATES; WATER REGIMES; WEATHER RISKS; ZEA MAYS L.;

ECOLOGY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58249123506     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0393     Document Type: Article

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